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Berean Standard Bible

““Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.””

John 13:8

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At the Last Supper, Jesus rises, wraps a towel around himself and begins to wash the disciples' feet, a task normally left to the lowest servant. When he comes to Peter, Peter protests that Jesus should never wash his feet.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Never shall You wash my feet!” Peter told Him. Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no part with Me.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I don’t wash you, you have no part with me.”

King James Version (KJV)

Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Peter said, I will never let my feet be washed by you, never. Jesus said in answer, If I do not make you clean you have no part with me.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

Peter said to him, 'You may not wash my feet -- to the age.' Jesus answered him, 'If I may not wash you, you have no part with me;'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Dícele Pedro: No me lavarás los pies jamás. Respondióle Jesús: Si no te lavare, no tendrás parte conmigo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pedro dijo: ―¡No! ¡Jamás dejaré que me laves los pies! Jesús le respondió:―Si no te los lavo, no serás uno de los míos.

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